Tech Talk August 11 For fans of the Star Trek series, the last few years have been a “trekstravaganza” – with a blockbuster reboot of the series, several video games and more pop-culture interest than the franchise has enjoyed since the 1990s. It’s a good time to be a Trekkie. Now, there’s a Star Trek theme park in the works. It’s a $1.5 billion enterprise, which will include four hotels, and 17 “entertainment developments,” along with restaurants, theaters and shopping.The park is being developed in concert with Paramount Recreation and CBS Consumer Products.Don’t get your phasers in a fricassee just yet, Trek fans, there’s one little bump in the road. The new theme park is a little off the beaten path. By that, I mean to say it’s in another country, namely, Jordan.You may ask yourself, “Why Jordan?” It seems that His Majesty King Abdullah II is quite the Star Trek fan. He even had a cameo on “Star Trek Voyager,” in the episode “Investigations.” And like most kings worth their salt, he’s fantastically wealthy, and more to the point, if he wants to spend the money on a Star Trek theme park, he can.Given the rabid nature of Star Trek fans (to illustrate the point, Klingon, a language that was developed for the series, is more widely spoken than several real languages), and since a relatively modest 500,000 visitors a year are required for the property to be profitable, it seems like a fairly sound investment on the king’s part.The entire project, taken together, is called the “Red Sea Astrarium,” and construction is set to start in the city of Aqaba sometime next year.With the loss of the “Star Trek: Experience,” a Star Trek-themed exhibit originally located in Las Vegas, a pilgrimage to Aqaba could be a journey of some significance to Star Trek fans the world over.If you have the means to undertake a trek to Jordan, despite the political instability in the region, it’s not a bad place to visit. Jordan has enjoyed excellent relations with the United States and other western nations for decades, has one of the highest standards of living in the Arab world, and has extremely progressive social policies. I should note that the Star Trek theme  is only a small portion of the attraction. According to Hanin Fakhriddin of Rubicon Holding,  the park will also revlolve around the history and culture of the Red Sea region, including British, Roman, and Babylonian influences. The Star Trek attraction will be in a section of the park dedicated to the future. The park should open sometime in 2014 Nick DeLorenzo is director of Interactive and New Media for The Times Leader. Write him . Tweet Follow @TLbreaking Send Question or Remark to the Publisher This story also appears on the following websites…