93-year-old Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 astronaut who was the 2nd-ever human being to set foot on the moon in 1969, got married to his 63-year-old girlfriend on his 93rd birthday.
Aldrin announced the news on his Twitter page yesterday, saying:
“On my 93rd birthday & the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr. Anca Faur & I have tied the knot.
We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers”
Legendary astronaut
Aldrin is the last surviving member of the US Apollo 11 mission; where he, alongside astronaut Neil Armstrong, became the first people to ever set foot on the moon on 20 July 1969.
Armstrong passed away in 2012, while Michael Collins, the pilot who piloted the command module while his crewmates walked on the moon, died in April 2021.
Aldrin is the last surviving member of the mission.
On my 93rd birthday & the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr. Anca Faur & I have tied the knot.We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers pic.twitter.com/VwMP4W30Tn
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) January 21, 2023