A TEN-YEAR-OLD from Carpenders Park will have his name sent into space and written in the history books after winning an art competition.

Patrick Galvin, from The Watergate, entered the Space and Aeronautics themed competition held by the European Commission.

It was open to children aged nine to 11, and the winner would have one of 30 new GPS satellites named after them.

Entries were judged by space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, higher research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory, research scientist Laurie Winkless and First News editor Nicky Cox.

Patrick’s winning entry was a collage showing the earth in space, orbited by a shiny silver space satellites.

The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School pupil said: “I like drawing with a pencil but thought I’d do a collage as it's a bit different.

“I scanned it and uploaded it, and then got a phone call saying I’d won.

“I was so excited. I can’t quite get my head around it.

“I’ve always found space interesting, nobody knows what’s out there and what’s beyond.

“There are so many jobs but I’d like to go into something to do with space because it’s fascinating.

“Other than that, I like architecture and writing books.”

The European Union is developing an independent satellite navigation system called the Galileo Programme, and since last year, satellites have been launched into space, each representing a European Union Member State with the name of a child.

The first two, from Bulgaria and Belgium, were named Thijs and Natalia, and launched in October 2011.

As well as attending an official awards ceremony at Europe House London, Patrick also gave BBC’s Newsround a tour of the satellite factory and interviewed a director from the UK Space Agency.

Emma Lord, director of the UK Space Agency, presented Patrick with a trophy representing the real satellite named after him, She said: “Some people dream of having their name up in lights, Patrick has gone one better and will have his name up in space.”

No stranger to success, Patrick has no fewer than four Blue Peter badges.

His father Declan said: “We were over the moon when we heard Patrick had won this once-in-a-lifetime prize but also very surprised as well.

“To be honest, we had no idea he had even entered – his mother and I couldn’t be more proud of him.”