Better late than never!
Well known astronaut Buzz Aldrin celebrated his 93rd birthday in the best way known possible, by marrying his longtime girlfriend Dr. Anca Faur.
The news was revealed on Twitter with a celebratory message.
“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,” Aldrin wrote. “We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers.”
Aldrin included two photos from the couple’s intimate ceremony. One picture shared the happy couple posing together and another showing a more candid moment of the two having a conversation.
On their special day, Faur wore a white bridal gown adorned with rhinestones, while Aldrin donned a black suit that he decorated with various pins.
Aldrin’s marriage to Faur, who currently serves as the executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, per the Los Angeles Chapter of the Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce, marks the fourth time that the NASA spaceman has wed.
He first married Joan Archer in 1954, before the marriage ended in divorce in 1974. Together, the pair welcomed three children: sons James and Andrew, plus daughter Janice.
Aldrin then wed his second wife Beverly Van Zile in 1975, though their relationship ended after just three years.
Ten years later, Aldrin found love again with his third wife Lois Driggs Cannon, whom he was married to for 24 years before they divorced in 2012.
Aldrin, who was the second person to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong, served as the Lunar Module Eagle pilot during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He is the only surviving astronaut of the three that took part in the trip.
