History Happening Now
Ames contributes to NASA ’ s James Webb Space Telescope
By Pamela Baird MVHA President
Once again , NASA Ames has made signi�icant contributions to the exploration of outer space . Early mission concepts , technology development , and modeling of the James Webb Space Telescope were all developed or enhanced by the scientists located on the Moffett Field campus . Ames researchers will also lead and contribute to the mission ’ s science investigations .
Launched on December 25 , the telescope is named after James E . Webb , the American government of�icial who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program . The Webb telescope will peer more than 13.5 billion years back into cosmic history to explore the earliest galaxies and could transform our understanding of the universe .
FJ & L before in May 2021
FJ & L during demolition Jan . 4 2022
Photo Courtesy Kevin Bury
New Mayor and Vice Mayor of Mountain View
By Nicholas Perry MVHA Past President
On January 11 , the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Lucas Ramirez as mayor and Alison Hicks as vice mayor of Mountain View . The meeting also served as an opportunity to thank outgoing Mayor Ellen Kamei . Both Mayor Ramirez and Vice Mayor Hicks are long-time supporters of the MVHA ; Mayor Ramirez is a Life Member of the MVHA and Vice Mayor Hicks volunteered as one of our Directors-at-Large in 2017 – 18 . Congratulations to Mayor Ramirez and Vice Mayor Hicks !
The James Webb Telescope ( Image Source : NASA )
The telescope will also study the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars and observe moons , planets , comets , and other objects within our own solar system . All of Webb ’ s onboard science instruments bene�it from the contributions made by scientists at Ames . To learn more about the complicated achievements in the design and objectives of the James Webb Space Telescope , visit www . nasa . gov / feature / ames / webb .
Arrivederci , for now , FJ & L
By Nicholas Perry MVHA Past President
A longtime Mountain View landmark met the wrecking ball recently . Built in the 1920s , the two-story building at 939 El Camino Real was allegedly home to a Prohibition-era speakeasy , a coffeeshop , and then a pharmacy run by the Mantelli family . In 1947 , Rocky D ’ Augustino rented the pharmacy and opened perhaps the �irst pizza parlor between San Francisco and Los Angeles . In 1956 , brothers Frankie and Johnnie D ’ Ambrosio , along with their WWII buddy Luigi , bought the pizza parlor and Frankie , Johnnie , and Luigi Too ! was born . Over the next 65 years , the pizza parlor grew and the D ’ Ambrosio family opened additional Italian restaurants . The D ’ Ambrosios plan on reopening the Mountain View location in 2023 as a counter service restaurant on the ground �loor of a new threestory building being constructed on the site . The two �loors above will become a senior memory care home . In the meantime , fans of FJ & L can get a taste of this classic Mountain View establishment at the D ’ Ambrosios ’ other restaurants : Giorgio ’ s in San Jose , Milpitas , and a new location coming to Downtown Morgan Hill this spring .
Mayor Lucas Ramirez
Vice Mayor Alison Hicks
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