when this was posted before there were lots of good comments.
Unfortunately I could not find a link, even though search still works.
People have been littering in space for at least 60 years.
One of the arguments against a previous advanced space capable race of pr flood humans, neanderthals, some extinct species of Atlanteans or anything else is the lack of orbiting space debris
I did a search - I always do. No hits.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4194032/posts
Also, not the first woman astronaut to lose a tool bag.
https://www.space.com/6131-astronaut-laments-lost-spacewalk-tool-bag.html