I can't really see it being included in 2e, there are a lot of special rules, scenarios and unique ships that would make 2e very cluttered if included. I don't know ifd they're planning to re-release it or not.
The ship stats will certainly not be applicable to 2e. But I can't see any reason not to use the same scenarios and fleets, just slot in the new stats (suitably edited for the unique ships).