Buzz Aldrin has introduced he has married his “long-time love” on his 93rd birthday, saying they’re “excited as eloping teenagers”.
The retired astronaut – the second man to ever step foot on the moon -said he had “tied the knot” with Dr Anca Faur, who’s reportedly 63, in a small ceremony in Los Angeles.
He wrote on Twitter: “On my 93rd birthday and the day I will also be honoured by Living Legends of Aviation, I am pleased to announce that my long-time love Dr Anca Faur and I have tied the knot.
“We have been joined in holy matrimony in a small personal ceremony in Los Angeles and are as excited as eloping youngsters.”
Aldrin shared two pictures from the marriage exhibiting Dr Faur in a shiny robe and himself wearing a sensible swimsuit, adorned with a medal and his Air Force badge.
He is greatest identified for being a part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969, which noticed him blasted to the moon’s floor alongside Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins.
Of the three world famend astronauts, Aldrin is the one one who remains to be alive immediately.
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Aldrin retired from NASA in July 1971 and the served as commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California till his retirement from the Air Force in 1972.
After that, he went on to write down 9 books and created a assume tank known as Human SpaceFlight Institute, which is about to totally launch later this yr.
Dr Faur works as the chief vp of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC, in response to LinkedIn, and has a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Aldrin has been married 3 times earlier than, however every of them led to divorce.
He shares three youngsters – James, Janice and Andrew – together with his first spouse, Joan Ann Archer.
Source: information.sky.com”