Anca Faur Aldrin, wife of astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, died Tuesday after a private battle with cancer.

The wife of legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin has died. Dr. Anca Faur Aldrin died on Tuesday just two years after the couple wed, according to a statement posted Wednesday on Facebook by the Faur and Aldrin families. She was 66.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin was married to chemical engineer Anca Faur from 2023 until her death in 2025. Here's everything to know about Buzz Aldrin's late wife.

Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, has passed away aged 66 – just two years after the couple tied the knot. The former astronaut and Faur’s families announced the devastating news in a statement shared to Facebook on Wednesday. They revealed she died “peacefully” on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, died Tuesday at age 66 after a private battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, according to a family statement. She passed away peacefully with Aldrin and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, by her side.

Buzz Aldrin is mourning the death of his wife Anca Faur. Faur, also known as Anca Aldrin, died Tuesday, the Aldrin and Faur families announced Wednesday. She was 66. Aldrin, 95, the astronaut who grew up in Montclair and became the second man to walk on the moon in 1969, married Faur on his 93rd birthday in January 2023.

Anca Faur has died at 66. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin married the chemical engineer Jan. 20, 2023, his 93rd birthday.

Buzz Aldrin, the oldest living astronaut and second person to walk on the moon, announced Wednesday that his wife has passed away. Dr. Anca Faur Aldrin, died Tuesday with her husband and son at her side,