Jordan (filming location)
Jordan, officially named The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia which was used as filming location for the  pilot episode  in .

Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon, the largest desert valley in Jordan, located in the southern part of the country, was used to portray the early scene on the surface of the Crepusculan homeworld including lead actress Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh.  

Footage filmed for the Discovery pilot at this location was recycled and enchanced with new CGI elements to serve as establishing shots of the planet Vashti in the  first season episode . 

Prince Abdullah bin al-Hussein appeared as a background actor in the   episode  before he was crowned King of Jordan in 1999. Currently he is the majority local investor of a Star Trek theme park, named Red Sea Astrarium, in the Jordan city Aqaba. The centerpiece of this theme park was to be the Star Trek themed space flight adventure created under license from CBS Consumer Products. The park opened for business in 2017.

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