Buzz Aldrin gets married at 93 to his longtime love

their wedding must have been out of this world Edwin Buzz Aldrin who became the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969 following crewmate Neil Armstrong married his longtime love on his 93rd birthday on Friday the former astronaut announced his nuptials on Twitter on my 93rd birthday and the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr anca fauer and I have tied the knot Aldrin wrote we were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles and

are as excited as eloping teenagers he posted two photos of himself in a tuxedo and Fowler in a long-sleeved glittering dress Aldean also thanked fans for their birthday wishes and another Friday tweet it means a lot and I hope to continue serving a greater cause for many more revolutions around the sun he wrote in July 1969 Mission Commander Armstrong lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin and Command Module pilot Michael Collins blasted off an Apollo 11 on a nearly 250 000 mile Journey to the Moon it took them four days to reach their destination Armstrong was on

the moon’s surface for two hours and 32 minutes in Aldrin who followed him spent about 15 minutes less than that the two astronauts set up an American flag scooped up moon rocks and set up scientific experiments before returning to

the spacecraft they also spoke to president Richard Nixon via radio from the Oval Office all three astronauts returned home to a hero’s welcome