NASA's Artemis mission is working towards establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon by the end of the decade. To support this goal, a team of researchers from a British tech company has won £150,000 for developing the SonoChem System, an innovative method for providing clean drinking water on the Moon. This system won first place in the Aqualunar Challenge, a competition backed by the UK Space Agency and other international partners aiming to drive technological advancements for lunar habitation. The SonoChem System employs sound waves to purify water extracted from lunar ice by creating chemically reactive atoms that decontaminate the water. The system's success could make a crewed lunar base viable by extracting and purifying water from the Moon's soil, known as 'regolith.' Additionally, the technological innovations from this challenge, including the runners-up with water-filtration methods, hold promise not only for space exploration but also for addressing water shortages on Earth. These advancements may contribute to mitigating the impacts of climate change and moving towards a net-zero future. The potential applications of such innovations extend to other celestial bodies like Mars and to remote areas on Earth facing challenges in obtaining clean drinking water.