Newcomer / Intro colonization economy problem

[CMDR timjt]

what dictates the economy type of a station? it seems impossible to build anything other than a "colony" for large starport/ground port, except astroid base which is always "extraction". Did I miss something?

 

[aRJay]

I think I read that the various flavours of outpost have different economies, but I am not paying much attention yet.

 

[GKhan]

what dictates the economy type of a station? it seems impossible to build anything other than a "colony" for large starport/ground port, except astroid base which is always "extraction". Did I miss something?

After colonizing a system and constructing a 'commercial' outpost, the economy did turn out 'colony' and the only thing they offer is Hydrogen Fuel and Bio-Waste. Im not seeing any difference between a colony outpost and a commercial outpost economy wise, and that doesnt seem right.