Buzz Aldrin

Aldrin, who made history along with Neil Armstrong in 1969 as the first people to set foot on the surface of the moon, said the wedding took place on Friday.

The article was sold by Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday as part of the most valuable single space exploration sale ever staged.

The space pioneer, 86, was evacuated for urgent medical care after he became ill with altitude sickness on a tourist trip to Antarctica.