International Space Station Expedition 11's fifth ARISS school contact will be with students at Brigidine College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Thursday, 2 June 2005. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:30 UTC.
This contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and VK2KVE in New South Wales, so it should be audible to anyone in the state listening in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants will conduct the conversation in English.

Expedition 11 spent last week performing maintenance, experiments and ensuring the International Space Station has plenty of oxygen. The crew is also preparing for the arrival of a Russian Progress cargo vehicle on June 18, as well as the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight on July 13.Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips repaired the Station's treadmill after detecting a faulty restraint cable. The crewmembers performed a variety of biomedical experiments. They also inspected fire extinguishers and monitored carbon dioxide and formaldehyde levels.