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The engine's mounting brackets.

Picture 3 of 3.

Note a second mounting bracket at upper right, just below the yellow electrical connector end cap, behind the wiring bundle.

Unlike the descent engine, the ascent engine did not gimbal; it was fixed, attaching to the lunar module structure at these brackets. Directional control was achieved by using the ascent stage's RCS engines, orienting the entire stage in the correct direction.

 
APS Engine mounting brackets at Celebrating Apollo
Time picture taken Fri Nov 3 12:40:06 2017
Location picture taken Gilbert H. Hansen Photography Gallery
EAA AirVenture Museum
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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