 Kranz akapfuurira somutungamiriri wenhandare kuburikidza neApollo 17, apo akashanda shanduko yake yokupedzisira somutungamiriri wenhandare achitarisira basa rokusimudza, uye ipapo akasimudzirwa kuva Mutevedzeri woMutungamiriri weNASA Mission Operations muna 1974, achiva Mutungamiriri muna 1983. Akanga ari muMission Control mukati maJanuary 28, 1986, kurasikirwa kweSpace Shuttle Challengerpakuparurwa kweSTS-51-L. Akasiya basa kuNASA muna 1994 pashure pokubudirira kwendege yeSTS-61 iyo yakagadzirisa Hubble Space Telescope yakanga isina kukwana muna 1993. 