Author Topic: Congrats! - Buzz Aldrin (93) marries Anca Faur (63) (Read 1400 times)

Oersted · « **on:** 01/22/2023 12:19 am »

Some nice pics of the ceremony here:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/21/over-the-moon-buzz-aldrin-marries-long-time-love-on-his-93rd-birthday

What a guy! - I'm proud to say I shook his hand.

laszlo · « **Reply #1 on:** 01/22/2023 10:22 pm »

It's funny how at age 93 marrying someone young enough to be your daughter isn't creepy anymore. At 53 tongues would have wagged, now it's just 2 sweet old pensioners spending their last years together.

Congratulations Buzz and Anca!

Hog · « **Reply #2 on:** 01/23/2023 04:45 pm »

Is there any spaceflight heritage to the "silver" wedding boots that Mr Aldrin is wearing?

(photo-Twitter)

Oersted · « **Reply #3 on:** 01/28/2023 10:58 pm »

Well, he was quite conservatively dressed for his standards...

https://lu.usembassy.gov/buzz-aldrin-dazzles-in-eccentric-silver-suit-and-patriotic-socks-as-eight-surviving-apollo-astronauts-pose-for-50th-anniversary-photo/

Bob Shaw · « **Reply #4 on:** 01/28/2023 11:55 pm »

Best wishes!

laszlo · « **Reply #5 on:** 01/29/2023 12:25 pm »

That group photo is a good nerd test - how many of the guys and their flights can you identify without help?

I'm not listing any names to avoid spoiling it for others, but there's a captioned version of the image at https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-astronauts-50th-moon-landing-anniversary-photos-2019-4 where you can check your answers.

I got 7 out of 8, missed the 4th from the left. Which was odd because I actually shook his hand and got his autograph when I was in high school. Oh well, tempus fugit.