QUESTION:
How long will it take the Delta II Rocket to leave Earth's atmosphere?

ANSWER from Guy Beutelschies on June 27, 1997:
Mars Pathfinder was successfully launched on December 4th, 1996.  The Delta
II rocket took less than 5 minutes leave the Earth's atmosphere.  It will
also take less than 5 minutes to travel through the Martian atmosphere and
land on the surface.