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The new Progress 28 (P28) cargo carrier, launched to the International Space Station at 8:03 a.m. EST Tuesday, docked to Pirs docking compartment Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The docking occurred 5 hours, 15 minutes before the scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission at 2:45 p.m.

The P28 unpiloted spacecraft brings to the orbiting laboratory more than 1,165 pounds of propellant, more than 100 pounds of oxygen and air, about 925 pounds of water and 2,925 pounds of dry cargo. Total cargo weight is 5,129 pounds.

+ Read more about the Progress 28 docking at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/exp16_p28.html

On Wednesday, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko tagged up with Russian flight controllers in Moscow to review procedures for the docking of P28.

The crew also conducted a routine emergency fire drill, inspecting hatches in the U.S. Operating Segment in preparation for Atlantis' scheduled docking Saturday. The shuttle's crew will deliver the newest research module to the orbiting complex, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory.

Source http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html