Buzz Aldrin’s Wife, Anca Faur, Passes Away at 66
PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 23: Buzz Aldrin and Anca Faur attend Celebrity Fight Night XXV on March 23, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night) Celebrity Fight Night XXV - Cocktail Party
By Zoe Papadakis | Thursday, 30 October 2025 12:10 PM EDT
Anca Faur, the wife of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, has died at age 66. The announcement, issued by the Faur and Aldrin families, stated she passed away peacefully on the night of Oct. 28 “with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu by her side.”
Faur, a chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, held roles as treasurer of the California Hydrogen Business Council and Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC. Aldrin, 95, described his wife as “the love of my life,” expressing profound grief over her loss.
The couple met in December 2017 and married on Jan. 20, 2023, Aldrin’s 93rd birthday, in a private ceremony near their home. Faur, who studied organic chemistry at Romania’s Politehnica University of Timisoara, spent two decades with Johnson Matthey before transitioning to roles in sustainable technologies.
Aldrin praised her as “a brilliant and courageous individual,” noting their shared interests in projects, family, and the cosmos. No details about her cause of death have been disclosed.
