Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, has died — just two years after the couple tied the knot.
The former astronaut, 95, and the family of the chemical engineering Ph.D., who was 66, announced the devastating news in a statement shared to Facebook on Wednesday. They revealed she died “peacefully” on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
“Dr. Anca Aldrin, wife of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, peacefully passed away last night with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, by her side,” her loved ones shared.
Buzz Aldrin and Anca Faur in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 23, 2019. Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night
Faur and Aldrin attend a ceremony ahead of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on July 23, 2019. Getty Images“Mrs. Aldrin, an accomplished chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, served as the treasurer for the California Hydrogen Business Council and as Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC,” they added.
Aldrin remembered his late wife with a short tribute of his own.
“I am so fortunate to have found and married the love of my life,” the NASA legend wrote. “She brought joy to everything we did together. I will miss her dearly.”
Aldrin and Faur attend the 16th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 18, 2019. FilmMagic
Faur and Aldrin commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing at the White House on July 19, 2019. Getty ImagesThe Post has reached out to the Aldrin family’s reps for further comment.
Aldrin and Faur wed in a small ceremony in California on Jan. 20, 2023. The couple’s nuptials coincided with the famous astronaut’s 93rd birthday.
“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 tweeted at the time.
Aldrin and Faur attend the 16th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 18, 2019. Getty Images“We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers,” he added.
It wasn’t Aldrin’s first time getting hitched. The three-time spacewalker was married three times before he tied the knot with Faur.
Aldrin wed his first wife, Joan Archer, in 1954. The pair welcomed three children together, James, Janice and Andrew, before divorcing in 1974.
Aldrin and his first wife, Joan Archer, arrive at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 14, 1969. Getty Images
Aldrin and his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, pose for a portrait in the NASA legend’s home office in Los Angeles circa 1990. Getty ImagesHe married Beverly Van Zile the following year. Their union ended in divorce in 1978.
A decade later, Aldrin found love once again and tied the knot with Lois Driggs Cannon in 1988. They remained together for 24 years before splitting in 2012.
Aldrin gained international fame for making three spacewalks throughout his historic eight-year career as an astronaut.
Aldrin and Faur at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 17, 2019. AFP via Getty Images
Faur and Aldrin during a tour of the Apollo 11 exhibit at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on July 23, 2019. MediaNews Group via Getty ImagesHe served as the pilot for the momentous 1969 Apollo 11 mission, walking on the Moon for 19 minutes alongside Neil Armstrong.
Aldrin, who left NASA in 1971 before retiring from the Air Force one year later, is the only surviving astronaut of the three who took part in the famed Apollo 11 mission.
Armstrong passed away in August 2012 at the age of 82, while Michael Collins died in April 2021 at 90.
