Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, has died — just two years after marrying the legendary astronaut on what was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives. She was 66.
It’s the kind of heartbreak that hits you in the chest. After decades of space missions, world tours, and moon legends, Aldrin — now 95 — is mourning the woman he called “the love of my life.”
Buzz Aldrin Wife Remembered: “She Brought Joy to Everything”
In a statement shared with People, Aldrin said simply:
“Dr. Anca Aldrin, my beloved wife, peacefully passed away last night with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, by her side. I will miss her dearly.”
The couple married on January 20, 2023, Aldrin’s 93rd birthday, surrounded by close family and friends. Photos from that day showed him beaming, his signature grin lighting up beside Faur — radiant in white, her hand laced in his as they looked every bit like newlyweds half their age.
“She brought joy to everything we did together,” he wrote. And anyone who’s seen the two together — whether at galas or quiet NASA events — could feel it. There was this quiet warmth between them, like a man who had traveled beyond Earth had finally found gravity again, right here at home.
Who Was Anca Faur?
Dr. Anca Faur wasn’t just the astronaut’s wife — she was a force of her own. Born in Romania, she earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, building a career that blended science, innovation, and sustainability.
She served as Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC and held a key role with the California Hydrogen Business Council, where she helped drive clean energy conversations long before it was cool to do so.
Friends and colleagues often described her as brilliant, poised, and deeply compassionate — the kind of woman who could discuss renewable hydrogen tech one minute and ask about your kids the next.
That’s the thing about her story — it wasn’t just about who she married, but who she was.
How Buzz and Anca Met — A Love Written in the Stars
Their paths crossed in December 2017 at a professional event, both deep in science and innovation circles. Sparks flew, quietly at first. They began dating in May 2018, sharing a connection that was more about intellect than celebrity.
By the time Aldrin proposed, friends say it just made sense. “She grounded him,” one longtime colleague told People. “He’d seen the moon, but she made him see home again.”
Their wedding two years ago wasn’t a grand Hollywood spectacle — no red carpet, no NASA countdown. Just a simple, joyful celebration in Los Angeles, marking Aldrin’s birthday with love instead of candles.
The photo Aldrin posted on X (then Twitter) from that day said it all:
“On my 93rd birthday… I am pleased to announce that my longtime love, Dr. Anca Faur, and I have tied the knot in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles.”
It went viral instantly. Not because he was Buzz Aldrin, the moonwalker — but because it was sweet. The image of two people, later in life, still choosing love, still choosing wonder.
No Cause of Death Confirmed
As of now, no official cause of death has been publicly confirmed in major U.S. outlets. Some international reports have speculated about illness, but Buzz Aldrin’s team has requested privacy.
What’s clear is that her passing came peacefully, surrounded by family — and that Aldrin’s world, for all its vastness, just got a little smaller.
A Life That Spanned Continents — and Changed One Man’s Orbit
For Aldrin, who’s seen Earth from a place most of us only dream of, love took on a different shape with Anca. He’d been married three times before — to Joan Archer, Beverly Van Zile, and Lois Driggs Cannon — but those relationships belonged to earlier chapters.
With Anca, it felt like the ending he never knew he needed. The quiet companion. The late-in-life confidante. The woman who matched his energy without ever stepping into his shadow.
She wasn’t chasing fame; she was sharing a life.
And that’s what makes her loss hit harder — not just for him, but for anyone who’s ever believed that love can begin again, even at 93.
The Human Side of a Space Legend
Buzz Aldrin has lived a life most people can’t imagine — walking on the moon, battling depression, surviving fame. Yet through it all, he’s remained disarmingly human.
He’s always been the guy who tells jokes about tang packets and talks about “being second” to Neil Armstrong with a wink. But this moment — losing Anca — reminds everyone that even legends break when love leaves.
And somehow, that makes him even more relatable.
It’s impossible not to feel a lump in your throat for the 95-year-old moonwalker. Buzz Aldrin and Anca Faur’s story wasn’t about fame or front pages — it was about finding love when you least expect it, and losing it far too soon.
Maybe that’s the final lesson from a man who’s spent a lifetime chasing horizons: that even after seeing the stars, it’s the people who light up your world that matter most.
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