Complex sentence: Resnik was the second American woman in space, after Sally Ride, and fourth overall, her hair displayed a halo of flowing locks, a startling sight to many viewers who were accustomed to seeing closely cropped men.
Split into simpler sentences: Resnik was the second American woman in space, after Sally Ride, and fourth overall. Her hair was a halo of flowing locks, a startling sight to many viewers who were accustomed to seeing closely cropped men.