Legendary American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, a member of the Apollo 11 mission and the second man to walk on the moon, announced today that he married his longtime partner yesterday, Friday, his 93rd birthday.

Aldrin and Anka Fore, executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, sealed their union in a private ceremony.

“On my 93rd birthday, I’m delighted to announce that my longtime sweetheart, Dr. Anka Faure, and I are married,” the astronaut tweeted, posting a photo of himself and Faure, who is 63, according to US media. “We joined the sacred bonds of marriage in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles and are excited like teenagers.”

According to her LinkedIn profile, Anka Fore received her PhD in chemical engineering in 1996 from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining Buzz Aldrin Ventures, he worked for chemical companies Union Carbide and Johnson Matthey. He also served as Treasurer of the Hydrogen Lobby for the California Hydrogen Business Council.

Buzz Aldrin’s three previous marriages ended in divorce.

The American astronaut is the last survivor of the Apollo 11 mission, during which he and Neil Armstrong became the first people to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.

Michael Collins, the third member of the mission and commander of the spacecraft that remained in orbit around the moon while his colleagues walked on its surface, died in April 2021, and Armstrong died in 2012.

After leaving NASA in 1971, Buzz Aldrin remained a staunch supporter of space travel.

A crater on the Moon, located near the landing site of the Apollo 11 mission, is named after him.

Source: AFP, APE-MPE.